Major Characters
- Harvey and Lizbeth Durant - protagonists, "viables" (parents), Courier dissidents
- Dr. Vyaslav Potter - a surgeon, performs the "cut" on Harvey and Lizbeth's embryo, refuses to destroy it
- Dr. Thei Svengaard - a lower-ranking surgeon. Shanghaied by the resistance after becoming suspicious
- Glisson - a high-ranking Cyborg
- The Tuyere - the ruling triumvirate of the Optimen, elected for a century. Comprises the Optimen Calapine, Nourse and Schruille
- Dr. Boumard and Dr. Igan - high-ranking surgeons in the service of the Optimen
- Max Allgood - the Tuyere's Chief of Tachy-Security. A succession of clones, replaced at 400-year intervals
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